The 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 11 districts were uncontested.[1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (850), Goldfields South (2,240) and Goldfields West (6,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,649 ranging from The Paterson (583) to The Lachlan (3,857).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3][4]
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^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Balranald". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Bathurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Bogan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Braidwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Clarence". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 East Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 East Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Eden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Glebe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goulburn". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Hartley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Hastings". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Hume". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Lachlan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Monaro". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Murrumbidgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Narellan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Nepean". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Newcastle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Newtown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Northumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Orange". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Patrick's Plain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Shoalhaven". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 St Leonards". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Tenterfield". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Wellington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 West Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 The Williams". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Windsor". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Wollombi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Green, Antony. "1869-70 Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020. "Yass". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via Trove.